LeaAnn A. Osburn

LeaAnn A. Osburn

Biography: LeaAnn A. Osburn received her BA from Monmouth College, Illinois and an MA in classics from Loyola University Chicago. She taught Latin, including AP® Latin, for many years at Barrington High School in Illinois. She served as both vice-president and president of the Illinois Classical Conference and received its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008. Osburn received the Illinois Latin Teacher of the Year Award (1989), the Illinois Lt. Governor's Award (1990), and the CAMWS Good Teacher Award (1996). She is coauthor with Thomas J. Sienkewicz of Vergil: A Legamus Transitional Reader (Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 2004) and coauthor with Helena Dettmer of A Catullus Workbook (Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 2006), Latin for the New Millennium, Level 3 (Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 2012), and Latin 3: Select Latin Enrichment Readings (Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 2013).

LeaAnn A. Osburn's Books

Vergil: A LEGAMUS Transitional Reader, Teacher’s Guide assists teachers as they introduce
their students to Vergil and teach Latin selections from Books I, II, and IV of the
Aeneid. With the Teacher’s Guide complementing the well-designed and thoughtful features
of the student text, instructors will help students achieve a smooth entry into reading,
understanding, and appreciating Vergil’s masterpiece.